All the Things

All the things that seem to be happening right now-they are just life. But in my head, I tend to make  myself out to be a martyr of sorts each time something else goes wrong.

I read this post yesterday, and I cringed a little bit. The article ends with this paragraph:

When we’ve stared the question in the face — whose approval do you crave? — and done the serious heartwork of renouncing self and exalting Christ, we are free. Free from condemnation (Romans 8:1), free to be fully satisfied in Christ (Psalm 16:11), and free to wield whatever influence we have, however big or small, for the good of our neighbor and the glory of God.

This is my prayer for my life. To see things for what they are, and wield every opportunity-good or bad- "for the good of my neighbor and the glory of God".  I want to be free from the need to feel sorry for myself OR the need to make much of myself. I can take every punch that comes my way, and I can trust that God is still great and his purpose will remain. And I can take every praise that comes my way, and I can freely exalt Christ to the utmost because he is great and his purpose will remain. I pray that this is the story of my life in all the things.

.Love. 

Adrienne